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Boris Johnson's body language has revealed insight into his meeting with Turkey's president

“Boris is sitting in an open welcoming gesture with his hands on his knees. He is displaying no signs of defensiveness and is smiling, which could be a combination of either a nervous smile or awkward smile, which people tend to do in awkward situations.

“He could also be trying to be his inhabitable self, attempting to lighten the mood in the room.”

Another image reveals even more insight into the professional relationship between the pair.

The picture captured the moment the two leaders shook hands, with each of their arms extended.

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Boris Johnson and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan posed for photos during their meeting

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in pictures

Thu, July 21, 2016

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson attends his first EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss the issues in Turkey, Syria, and the Middle East.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson addresses the press after a meeting with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault at Quai d'Orsay on July 28, 2016 in Paris, France

The Turkish president is having to extend his arm much more to Boris

Darren Stanton

Darren said: “The Turkish president is having to extend his arm much more to Boris. It looks like he may be trying a tactic a certain American President does to pull others into his space to assess how pliable they are.

“If we are reluctant to be in close proximity of someone we have just met, it denotes how resistant we may or not be in negotiations.

“There is also a mismatch in the facial expressions of Mr Johnson and the aide to his rear who are smiling compared to the President who is clearly not amused.”

While there are several body language factors at play, Darren thinks the meeting was convivial.

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Boris Johnson shook hands with the Turkish president on a goodwill visit

But he said there appear to be “no signs of any deep rapport between the two men shown in the photos”.